San Miguel killed Meralco’s top-four hopes following a 113-104 victory in the Season 50 PBA Philippine Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Friday night.
Though already assured of finishing as the no, 1 team in the elimination round, the Beermen refused to play lax, flipping things over in the second quarter before unloading 34 big points in the ensuing period to pull away for good.
And eventually, the reigning conference champions would chalk up their ninth win in a row–that, after back-to-back losses to start the league’s golden season.
June Mar Fajardo starred with 24 points and 15 rebounds, continuing his fine play after tallying a triple-double in their 135-115 win over Terrafirma the last time out. The nine-time MVP also had four assists and three blocks.
CJ Perez rifled in 24 points as well behind an efficient 52.6-percent shooting clip. Don Trollano delivered 21 points, including a four-pointer.
